“Cartooning and Our Culture” Panel Discussion in Washington, D.C.

The National Cartoonists Society and the LOC’s Prints and Photographs Division
Set to Present “Cartooning and Our Culture” Event May 22nd Headlined by
Six Top Cartooning Talents of Our Time

King Features Syndicate is partnering with the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) for a special panel celebrating 100 years of comic strip creation and history. The free event, entitled “Cartooning and Our Culture,” will take place Friday, May 22nd at 11A.M. in the Montpelier Room of the Library of Congress’s Madison Building, kicking off the annual NCS Reuben Awards weekend.

Burford will lead the discussion which will take the audience through the history of King Features, the traditions and historic influence of comics on our culture, and the growth in diversity among characters and creators as well as the evolution of the comic pages overall.

For more information about how to get to the Montpelier Room to attend this event, call (202) 707-3630.